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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate
men's soccer team is set to face a pair of conference foes
from the Sunshine State this weekend.

The Spartans will battle North Florida on Friday night before
hosting Jacksonville on Sunday afternoon.

At A Glance...

• Scouting the Ospreys and the Dolphins

• Looking Back at Florida Gulf Coast and
Stetson

• Spartan Pair Rank in A-Sun Top-10

• 2010 Spartan Honor Roll

Scouting the Ospreys

North Florida enters Friday's match with a 1-7-0 record
(0-3-0 A-Sun). The Ospreys lone victory of the season came on
Sept. 18, when they defeated Longwood, 1-0. To open
conference play, the Ospreys fell at home to Jacksonville, 1-0, on
Oct. 3, before falling at home to Belmont (L, 1-2 OT, Oct. 8) and
Lipscomb (L, 2-3, Oct. 10).

Ricky Lawrence leads UNF in assists (2), points (6), shots (11)
and shots on-goal. Lawrence is tied for the team lead in
goals (2) with Greg Crowell. The Ospreys have used three
different goal keepers this season, with Tyler Willetts seeing the
majority of time. In 545 minutes of action, Willets owns a
GAA of 1.82, making 37 saves while allowing eight goals.

Fans not in attendance can watch the action live online at
ASun.TV by visiting the service's web site, www.asun.tv, and
clicking on the USC Upstate tab. Fans can also receive live
statistical updates by visiting the official Upstate Athletics Web
site at www.upstatespartans.com.

Scouting the Dolphins

Jacksonville enters the third weekend of conference play with a
6-5-1 mark and 1-2-0 in league play. The Dolphins downed UNF,
1-0, to open the conference slate. After picking up that
victory, they fell at home to Lipscomb, 4-2, on Oct. 8, before
falling to Belmont, 3-2, on Oct. 10.

Nedim Hurstic and Darko Karamatic are the offensive leaders for
the Dolphins in 2010. Hurstic has scored seven goals while
Karamatic has five. Three Jacksonville players have notched
three goals a piece in 2010. Karamatic is tied for the team
lead in assists (3), while leading the team in shots (40) and shots
on-goal (22). Johnny Foley has logged 979 minutes out of a
possible1124 in goal this season. Foley has made 44 saves,
while allowing 19 goals (1.75 GAA).

Fans not in attendance can watch the action live online at
ASun.TV by visiting the service's web site, www.asun.tv, and
clicking on the USC Upstate tab. Fans can also receive live
statistical updates by visiting the official Upstate Athletics Web
site at www.upstatespartans.com.

Looking Back at Florida Gulf Coast and
Stetson

To open the road portion of the conference schedule, Upstate
traveled to Fort Myers, Fla., to battled the 25th-ranked Eagles of
Florida Gulf Coast. The Eagles scored in the 18th and 64th
minutes to claim the 2-0 victory over the Spartans. Following
Friday's match, the Spartans made the trek to DeLand, Fla.,
to face off against Stetson. The Hatters scored in the
34th-minute and appeared to be heading to the 1-0 victory until
Michael Rankin-Byrne scored in the 89th-minute to send the match to
OT. In the second-overtime, Rankin-Byrne nearly netted the
game-winner but a tremendous save by Stetson's Adnreas
Schnabl kept the match at 1-1. In the 105th-minute, Stetson
scored to claim the 2-1 victory over the Spartans.

Samurai Shutdown

Sporting a new gameday hairstyle in 2010, similar to that of a
samurai warrior, senior goalkeeper Jason McCabe has been a force in
goal for the Spartans. McCabe earned Atlantic Sun Conference
Defensive Player of the Week honors (Sept. 28) as he led Upstate to
a 1-0-1 record in the final non-conference matches of the
season. In the 1-0 victory over UNC Ashville on Sept. 22,
McCabe made five saves as the Spartans picked up their first
shutout victory since the move to Division I in 2007. The
Irmo, S.C, product followed with another outstanding outing on
Sept. 25 as he held the Furman Paladins scoreless for 110 minutes
as the two teams battled to a 0-0 draw. For the week, McCabe
finished with 200 minutes of shutout soccer behind seven saves en
route to a 1-0-1 record.

Deliver with Care: Timo's Helpers

Junior midfielder Timo Foerster recorded an assist on all three
goals the Spartans scored in the season opener at Georgia Southern
(9/1). Hakeem King, John Kadane and John Collins tallied the
three Spartan goals against the Eagles. His three assists are
tied for the single-match high in the A-Sun this season.
Foerster recorded his fourth assist of 2010 in the match against
Presbyterian (9/7) as he assisted on Hakeem King's goal in
the 30th-minute. The Oberkirk, Germany, native leads Upstate
with four assists in 2010. In the A-Sun, he is tied for sixth
in both assists and assists per match (0.40). Foerster, who
needs just one more assist to match his total from the 2009
campaign, is tied for the team lead in points
(4).

Spartans in the A-Sun

Aside from Timo Foerster's pair of top-10 rankings in the
A-Sun, Jason McCabe also finds his name in the top-10 of the A-Sun
in several categories. McCabe ranks second in the conference in
saves (46), fourth in saves per match (4.18) and fifth in shutouts
(2). He is also tied for fifth in shuouts per match (0.18)
and eighth in both GAA (1.52) and save percentage (.719).

The Real McCoys

After missing the entire 2009 campaign due to injury, twin
brothers Chad and Chris McCoy made their return to the field in the
match at Georgia Southern (9/1). Chris, who had surgery on
each hip in 2008, has started nine games as a defender for Coach
Hooks this season. Meanwhile, Chad had ankle surgery during
the spring of 2009 and missed the '09 season due to his
rehabilitation. Chad, a forward, has seen action against
Georgia Southern, Presbyterian, UNC Asheville and Mercer

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!: 2010 Spartan Honor Roll

Through the first few weeks of the 2010-11 academic year, the
men's soccer team has had a player selected as Sprint Spartan
of the Week three times (out of a possible four selections).
Timo Foerster earned the first honor on Aug. 23 after scoring a
goal and recording an assist in the preseason exhibition match
against Spartanburg Methodist College (8/19). Hakeem King
collected the second consecutive honor on Aug. 30 after scoring the
game-winning goal in the 2-1 exhibition victory over Clemson
(8/24). Jason McCabe became the third men's soccer
player to earn the honor on Sept. 13 after helping lead the
Spartans to a 1-1 draw against Presbyterian College (9/7).
McCabe earned his second Sprint Spartan of the Week award on Sept.
27 after earning A-Sun Defensive Player of the Week honors (9/27)
behind 200 minutes of shutout soccer against UNC Asheville (W, 1-0)
and Furman (T, 0-0, 2OT). Freshman Michael Rankin-Byrne
earned Sprint Spartan of the Week honors (10/11), after notching
his first collegiate goal in the 89th-minute at Stetson and nearly
netted the game winner in the 103rd-minute.

Upstate Men's Soccer Fully Eligible

While Upstate men's soccer is just in its fourth year of
competing on the NCAA Division I level, it is became fully eligible
for postseason A-Sun and NCAA tournament play in 2009. Upstate,
upon declaring its intention to move to D-I membership, tapped the
men's soccer and softball teams as fast-track sports into
NCAA Division I. Upstate's remaining 15 sports will become
eligible beginning with the 2011-12 academic year.

Spartans Strong At Home

Since moving into County University Soccer Stadium, the Upstate
men's soccer program has been tough to beat. Actually, since
the inception of the program in 1980, the Spartans have been stout
on the Spartanburg campus. Upstate is an impressive 59-22-7
at the friendly confines of County University Soccer Stadium for a
winning percentage of .710. Overall, Upstate is 228-56-17 at home
for a .786 winning percentage in Spartanburg. Upstate played its
first season in the quad behind the Administrative Building prior
to moving to historic Rifle Field in 1981. The Spartans (then, the
Rifles) tallied a 162-30-10 record for a .802 winning percentage at
Rifle Field.

Spartan Soccer - A Story of Success

While the USC Upstate Athletics Department has had a storied
history of success throughout its existence, the men's soccer
program has achieved success on a more consistent level than any
other program at the University. Upstate men's soccer
finished third in the NAIA National Tournament three straight years
from 1983-85 and made 10 NCAA Tournament appearances in 16 years in
the NCAA Division II. The Spartans claimed seven regular season
Peach Belt Conference championships, nine Peach Belt Conference
Tournament titles, and advanced to the championship game of the
league tournament 14 times in 16 years.

These Days in History

On today's game date, Oct. 15, these notable events
occurred: The War Memorial Opera House opened in San Francisco,
Calif. and it was the first municipally-owned opera palace
(1932)... "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS-TV (1951)... The
Baltimore Orioles overcame an early deficit as they defeated the
Cincinnati Reds, 9-3, to win the World Series in five games
(1970)... Chart toppers include: "Sail On" by the
Commodores (1979) and "Here I Go Again" by White Snake
(1987)... Notable birthdays include: Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher
Jim Palmer (1945)... Dutchess of York Sarah "Fergie"
Ferguson (1959)... Celebrity chef Emril Lagasse (1959).

On this day in Spartan history (Oct. 15), men's soccer
player Bob Cheshier records a single-match school-record five
assists in Upstate's 9-0 victory at Lander.
Cheshier's five assists is still the best single-match
performance in school history (1981).

On today's game date, Oct. 17, these notable events
occurred: The first issue of "National Geographic" hit
newsstands (1888)... The Pittsburgh Pirates won the 1971 fall
classic as they defeated the Baltimore Orioles in seven games
(1971)... Intel introduced the 32-bit microcomputer chip, it ran at
clock spees of up to 33 MHz, blazingly fast at the time (1985)...
"I Know What You Did Last Summer" opened in theatres
(1997)... Chart topppers included: "Yesterday" by the
Beatles (1965) and "Ramblin' Man" by The Allman
Brothers Band... Notable birthdays include: Country music singer
Alan Jackson (1958)... Actor/Comedian Norm MacDonald (1963)... PGA
Golfer Ernie Els (1969)... Rapper Eminem (1972).

On this day in Spartan history (Oct. 17), Upstate cross
country runner Gilbert Kemboi claims the top spot at the USC
Upstate Invitational after posting a time of 24:38.68 (2009).